"The school bell was a wet towel spun into a whip,
snapping at my bare ass and
effectively breaking me out of my trance.
I picked myself up as best as I could
and shuffled off to class
with all the enthusiasm of a vegan at a meat-and-dairy convention.

Upon seeing my locker,
it was obvious that
the thick black letters that were stacked on top of one another 
were like a totem pole
telling me the story
of what kind of school year I was about to have.

FATASS

It wasn’t just letters strung together to form an insult,
it was a notice:
This was a not a two-part mini series.
This was going to be an entire season…"

ISBN: 978-0-9738131-6-6
Trim: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Extent: 192
Illustrations: B&W line drawings (chapter openers)t
Cover: Full-colour
Trade paperback
$22.99
Pub date: August 2008